Batsford has acquired Brassey's, the UK's oldest military publisher, plus Conway Maritime Press and Putnam. According to the trade press, Brassey's was sold for £ 2.2 million but no cash changes hands for the owners of Brassey's gain a stake in the new, larger Batsford. The deal includes Brassey's U.S. subsidiary. Both Brassey's and Batsford have been through several takeovers in recent years, but both firms have historic origins with Batsford having been established in 1848, and Brassey's in 1886. Back to Greenhill Military Book News No. 83 Table of Contents Back to Greenhill Military Book News List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 1998 by Greenhill Books This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com